Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Butler · 1960
He Will Break Your Heart / Thanks To You was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 4 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
wm vee jay - 60-1560 [ARP]Runout, side A, etched, except [ARP], stamped version 1
wm vee jay - 60 -1561 [ARP]Runout, side B, etched, except [ARP], stamped version 1
Vee Jay-60-1560 - ARP wm IIRunout, side A, etched version 2
60-1561 164 ARP wmRunout, side B, etched version 2
Vee Jay-60-1560 (MR) △36463A-side runout, etched
Vee Jay-60-1561 △36463-X (MR)B-side runout, etched
60-1560Label A
60-1561Label B
60-1560 164º wmRunout Side A, etched
60-1561 164 wmRunout Side B, etched
60-1560Label Side A
60-1561Label Side B
60-1560A side label matrix
60-1561B side label matrix
60-1560 HA side runout, etched
60-1561 HB side runout, etched
60-1560A side label
60-1561B side label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Regency R-843First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Norway | Top Rank International JAR-531First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Top Rank International JAR-531First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 354First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 354First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 354First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1960 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 354First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Australia | Top Rank International TRS-16047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Oldies 45 OL 147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | GRT Records of Canada Ltd. GG 717", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Trip Oldies TR-377", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 14397", 45 RPM, Reissue, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Single |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2797", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Trip TR 377", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2797", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 14397", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 14397", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2797", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2797", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Lost Nite Records LN-2797", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of He Will Break Your Heart / Thanks To You are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1960 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Canada, Norway. One of them is Vee Jay Records VJ 354.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VJ 354, JAR-531, R-843) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, wm vee jay - 60-1560 [ARP] and wm vee jay - 60 -1561 [ARP]. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
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